Ashvamedhakanda, Aśvamedhakāṇḍa: 2 definitions
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Ashvamedhakanda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Aśvamedhakāṇḍa can be transliterated into English as Asvamedhakanda or Ashvamedhakanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumAśvamedhakāṇḍa (अश्वमेधकाण्ड) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—the 13th book of the Śatapathabrāhmaṇa. W. p. 44. Oxf. 364. 377^a. 382^b. 396^a. Ben. 11. The 15th book in the Kāṇvaśākhā Oxf. 395^a.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAśvamedhakāṇḍa (अश्वमेधकाण्ड):—[=aśva-medha-kāṇḍa] [from aśva-medha > aśva] n. (aśvamedha) Name of [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiii] (treating of the Aśvamedha)
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Partial matches: Ashvamedha, Kanda.
Full-text: Ashvamedha.
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